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The Uttara Purana of the Mahapurana, here in the beginning of time, what is the speed of others? The king of Bharata is free from sorrow, as if he is playing in destiny. || 82 || Describing the nature of the Anupreksha, he explained the essence of Dharma to those present in his assembly, and quickly made them knowers of the truth. || 83 || Giving the kingdom to his son, the great army, Maha Sena, he satisfied the poor, the helpless, and the beggars, as requested by him. || 84 || Reaching the great sage, Sri Naga, who resided on the Simanta mountain, he renounced all attachments according to the prescribed method, and conquered the desire for love. || 85 || "Having attained restraint and the means of peace with many, he gradually attained the fourfold [types of] wealth, life, and the end." || 86 || Worshipping the [fourfold] worship, he took refuge in the Prayopagama. His sins were destroyed, he was the embodiment of mercy, and he was born in the ultimate, unsurpassed, Vimāna - Sarvarthasiddhi. || 87 || Once upon a time, there was a king who was adorned with prosperity, but due to the taint of sin, he became very fearful. Fearing, he took refuge in the austerity of the world, and became a god in the third heaven. At the end of the kalpa, he came to earth, attained the position of a chakravarti, enjoyed [the world], and then, as the glorious Harishena, the bull of kings, he attained Sarvarthasiddhi. || 88 || In this very Tirtha, the eighth Balabhadra and Narayana, named Rama and Lakshmana, were born. The Purana of them is narrated here. || 89 || In this very Bharat Kshetra, in the country called Malaya, there was a city called Ratnapur. In it, the great king, Prajapati, ruled. || 90 || He had a son named Chandrachula, born to his wife, Gunakanta. The son of the minister of the same Prajapati Maharaj was named Vijay. There was a great rivalry between Chandrachula and Vijay. Both these sons were very dear to their fathers, they were brought up with great affection, and the dharma of their lineage always inspired them. Therefore, they became wicked, like wild elephants. || 91-92 || One day, in the same city, Kubera Seth, the son of Vaishravana Seth, born to his wife Gotama, was giving his daughter, Kubera Datta, in marriage to a great son named Sri Datta.